Stripper-blade support and guide for ruffling-machines.



' No. 875,639. PATENTED 17710.31, 1907.

R. G. WOODWARD. STRIPPER BLADE SUPPORT AND GUIDE FOR RUFFLING MACHINES.

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RUSSEL G. WOODWARD, OF WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO UNION SPECIALSEWING MACHINE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

STRIPPER-BLADE SUPPORT AND GUIDE FOR RUFFLING-MACHINES.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1907.

Application filed April 17,1902- Serial No. 103,324.

ence being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in sewing machines, andespecially to sewing and ruffling machines of the type illustrated in myPatent No. 655,143, dated July 31st, 1900.

To a certain extent, the present invention is an improvement upon myPatent No. 690,812, of January 7th, 1902, granted for an improvement instripper plates for sewing machines, embodying certain improvements uponthe mechanism therein shown, and also certain additional features.

There are many adaptations of the machine shown in my original patent655,143, it being adapted according to the different arrangements andconstruction of folding guides, and other attachments for use in themaking of shirts, skirts, shirtwaists, and various other garments, butthe particular object of the present invention is to provide anattachment which shall, in a manner somewhat similar to that of Patent690,812, support the stripper blade by pivoting it from above the workplate, so that portion of the goods not ruffled may be passed beneaththe presser foot, without being liable to be caught on the stripperblade, but the invention includes in addition to this feature, anadjustment for the stripper blade support, whereby said blade may beadjusted up and down, or set in accordance with the thickness of thefabric' which is to be sewed. I have also varied the construction of thestripper blade support to a considerable extent, whereby it is adaptedto carry on its upper surface an adjustable folder for folding andguiding the piece of goods to be ruffled, and at the same time it isadapted to support a hinged foot or guide, which normally extends belowand to one side the stripper plate to bear directly upon the body of thegoods passing under the stripper blade, and at the same time acting as aguide for the edge of the ruffle as it passes toward the presser foot,thus preventing the rule from passing beyond the proper line which itshould describe in its course.

As shown in both said patents above referred to, the body portion of thegoods which is to be ruffled, is shown as arranged to the left and fedto the needle from that side the general line of feed, while the pieceor pieces of fabric to be attached to said body portion are applied fromthe right hand side of the machine. In the present construction,however, which is designed particularly for use in the rufliing ofskirts, the body portion which is not to be rufiied, is applied from theleft, while the ruflie to be sewed on to the skirt, is applied from theright and beneath the goose neck of the machine, and is folded andguided by the folding and' guiding attachment applied to the base of thestripper blade support.

The invention, therefore, consists in the various matters hereinafterdescribed and referred to in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, Figure 1represents so much of a sewing machine of the type illustrated in Patent655,143, as is necessary to a complete understanding of my invention gFig. 2 is a side elevation of the stripper blade support and its variousattached parts; Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the stripper bladepartly broken away, and the fabric in cross section; and Figs. 4 and 5are sectional views of two pieces of fabric sewed on this machine; Fig.6 is a detail perspective view similar to Figs. 4 and 5.

In these drawings, the needle lever A, goose neck B, ruiiling mechanismC cloth plate D; needle bar E; presser bar F presser foot G and needlesa, are similar to those illustrated inmy Patent 655,143, above referredto.

I represents an angular arm, which as shown, near its upper end isprovided. with a projecting sleeve through which passes a screw d, bywhich said arm is pivotally secured to a part of the machine frame. Thisarm is thickened at its'lower endand provided with a flat projectingplate 1, to the under side of which is attached by set screws b, thestripper blade 7i. Upon the upper face of this base 1, is adjustablyattached a folding guide 2, of the usual construction, the adjustmeiitof said folding guide upon the plate 1 being accomplished by means ofthe screws in slots 3 4, respectively.

The base ofthe angular arm 1 is thickened,

a reduced part 6, extending toward its rear, and upon. thisis pivoted ahinged member or foot 7, to the left of the stripper blade, this member7 being normally depressed below the level of the stripper blade by thespring 8 attached to the screw 9 on the arm I. A screw or lug e isprovided on the supporting arm 1, just above the presser foot, so thatl' when the presser foot is raised, it comes in contact with the lug orscrew c, and swings the arm upwardly, thus raising the entire attachmentabove the work.

The arm I extends back from its pivotal support d underneath the head ofthe machine and is provided with an adjustable stop 10, which bearsagainst the under side of the head of the machine 11, as clearly shownin Fig. 2. This stop 10 when moved up, throws the front end of the leverup, and thus the stripper plate can be adjusted up and down, inaccordance with the thickness of the fabric passing underneath it. Thisadjustment is accomplished by means of the slot 11 in the piece l0, andthe screw 12. By this arrangement, the position of the stripper bladewhen in operative position, is capable of adjustment for varyingthicknesses of goods, and may be set to any desired point.

The hinged member or foot 7, to the left of the stripper blade, it willbe noticed, bears directly on the goods passing under the stripperblade, and at the saine time acts as a guide for the edge of the ruflieas it passes towards the presser foot. This part always bearing upon thework passing underneath the ruffler blade, prevents the ruffle frompassing or getting under it.

In operation, supposing a skirt to be ruffled, a portion of which isshown in Fig. 4, the piece of goods X which is to be ruffled and appliedto the body of the skirt Y is placed in the folding guide 2, the bodyportion is placed beneath the presser foot and attachment abovedescribed, and the parts are fed to the rufl'ling and sewing mechanism,the edge of the rufiie being guided by the pivoted member or foot 7.Vhen sewed, the fabric has the appearance shown in Fig. 4. If desired,`as shown in Fig. 5, a cord may be inclosed within the hem fold of thepiece of goods to be ruflied, for this purpose a suitable cord guidingrecess, (which it is noty deemed necessary to illustrate) beingprovided.

`Various modifications and changes in the construction and the parts ofthis machine may be provided, without departing from the spirit of theinvention, the principal features thereof being the making of thestripper erases the various thicknesses of goods to be sewed on themachine; the provisions of a member or foot for guiding the edge of therufhe or l, piece of fabric to be applied to the body poras shown at 5,said thickened portion having tion; and, finally, the construction ofthe support as a whole, including the folding guide, strip per plate,and various other parts.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isz- 1. In combination with the ruiilingmechanism of a sewing machine, a stripper blade pivotally attached tothe framework of the machine, independent of the cloth plate and lruffling mechanism, and means for adjusting the operative position ofthe stripper blade 1for varying thicknesses of goods, substantially asdescribed.

2. 1n combination with the ruflling mechanism of a sewing machine,- astripper plade pivotally attached to the framework of the machineindependent of the cloth plate and ruifling mechanism, means for raisingit above said cloth plate, and means for adjusting the operativeposition of the stripper blade; substantially as described.

3. A sewing machine including in combination a frame, a ruflingmechanism, a presser foot, a stripper blade, means for supporting saidstripper blade from the frame and independent of the presser foot, andmeans for adjusting vertically the position of said stripper blade,whereby said strippei' blade may be properly positioned for varyingthicknesses of fabric.

4. Tn combination with the ruflling mechanism of a sewing machine, astripper blade supported from the framework thereof, and means foradjusting vertically its operative position in accordance with varyingthicknesses of fabric, a presser foot and connections between tliepresser foot and stripper blade support, to permit the latter and theparts carried thereby to be raised as the presser foot is raised,substantially as described.

5. In a sewing machine having a ru'l'liing mechanism an arm pivotallysecured to the frame of the machine, a .stripper blade supportedthereby, and an adjustable stop for varying the operative position ofthe pivoted arm substantially as described.

6. 1n a vsewing machine having a ruffling mechanism, an arm pivotallysecured to the frame of the machine, a stripper blade supported thereby,and a stop adjustable on the upper end of said arm, and adapted to bearon a portion of the machine frame, whereby the downward movement of thearm4 maybe varied; substantially as described.

7. 1n a sewing and ru'liling machine, an arm pivotally supported on themachine frame, a stripper blade, a folder, and an edge guide cari'iedthereby 5 substantially as deblade support adjustable, in accordancewith l scribed.

frame above the work plate, a stripper blade and folder carried thereby;substantially as described.

10. In a sewing and ruliiing machine, an arm pivotally supported on themachine 'frame above the work plate, a stripper blade and edge guidecarried thereby substam tially as described.

11. In a sewing and ruffling machine, an arm pivotally supported on themachine frame above the Work plate, a stripper blade, a folder, and anedge guide carried thereby; substantially as described.

12. In a sewing and ruiling machine, an

arni pivotally supported on the machine frame above the work plate, astripper blade and an edge guide carried thereby at one side thestripper blade, and normally depressed below the same; substantially asdescribed.

13. The herein described attachment for sewing and ruflling machines,comprising a supporting arm, a folder, a stripper blade,

and an edge guide, all carried by said supporting arm, said edge guidebeing arranged to guide the edge of the fabric which is folded andruffled, and adapted to bear on the body of the goods substantially asdescribed.

14. In a sewing and rufliing machine, in-

vmechanism; substantially as described.

cluding a ruflling mechanism, an arm supported on the machine frameabove the Work plate, and a folder and stripper blade carried therebyarranged in front of said rufliing 15. In a' sewing and rufflingmachine, including a ruining mechanism, an arm .supported on the machineframe above tlie Work plate, and a folder carried thereby, arranged infront of said ruffling mechanism, and a vertical guide carried by saidarm' located in a plane in iear of the folder, and to one, side theruifling mechanism substantially as described.

16. In a sewing and rufl'ling machine, including a rufiling mechanism, astripper blade support, a folding device carried on the stripper bladesupport in rear of said stripper blade, and a vertical guide located ina plane in rear of the folder, and to one side the stripper blade;substantially as described.

17. The combination with a ruffling mechanism for sewing machines, astripper blade, and a rulliing mechanism mounted to Operate above thecloth plate of the machine, and means for adjusting the operativeposition of the stripper blade for varying thicknesses of goods;substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

RUSSEL G. VOODWARD.

Witnesses CHE STER MCNEIL, EMMA KERN.

